FPMT in Mongolia 1999-2012

Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited Mongolia for the first time in 1999 at the invitation of Bakula Rinpoche, who had already been working for 10 years to reestablish Buddhism in the country, and due to the request of a small group of Mongolians. Because of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s wish to help, FPMT Mongolia became a registered Mongolian religious organization in 1999 and a few dedicated FPMT students moved to Ulaanbaatar to begin work. Over the last 13 years, more than 40 Westerners and hundreds of Mongolians have developed an organization that provides Dharma education and Sangha support in addition to social services for some of Mongolia’s needy.

Ueli Minder, who first arrived in Mongolia in 2001, and Ven. Sarah Thresher, who began work in Mongolia in 2004, shared a few of their photos with Mandala to illustrate some of the activities that FPMT Mongolia has been involved with over the years. To learn about the current activities of FPMT Mongolia, please visit the FPMT Mongolia website. (To enlarge the photos, please click the images.)